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2.14.2011

Valentines Schmalentines

I know what you all are thinking: "Lizz, surely you have an extremely wonderful and sexy Japanese Valentines Day planned with your fiance." Well I'm sorry to disappoint you, my friends, but the bethrothed and I don't really celebrate VDay. We will however go out in Tokyo for some sashimi, but that is only to appease our 2 week sushi craving. It's not that Fiance and I are not romantic, we just prefer to be romantic when the rest of the world isn't. Perhaps it's my non-conformist streak.

Admittedly, however, I celebrate many a holiday with the rest of the world, but I most ardently celebrate the drinking holidays: St Pattys Day, New Years, Mardi Gras, Christmas...

I remember being a little Lizz back in elementary school with my Lisa Frank (remember that stuff?) or My Little Pony Valentine cards.... I only wanted to give them to my friends, my real Valentines, but the teacher made everyone give a Valentine to everyone in the class to promote camaraderie or whatever. I think that's where the mild VDay disdain began, when it seemed forced. Don't force it, folks.

So to you - all my Jelly Blog followers and readers - I bid YOU a Happy Valentines Day. I do not judge you for partaking in VDay, whether with a newfound or a long-time love. I don't judge you for buying the chocolates or the flowers or the sexy lingerie or jewelry. (Although I do judge you just a little bit if you buy those stuffed teddy bears holding the heart that says 'Be Mine' or whatever because let's face it, you keep those things around max. 2 weeks and then trash 'em because nobody wants a lot of dollar store love lying around the house into March.)

Here are my Valentines sentiments for you, expertly expressed by the people at SomeEcards...

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